How People and Platforms Are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism

by Robin Chase

A co-founder of Zipcar, Robin Chase, introduces the collaborative economy in which companies and governments are using the Internet’s ability to facilitate collaboration by leveraging expertise, assets and resources outside their sphere of control.

Develop the Resilience You Need to Succeed

by Dennis K. McCormack, George S. Everly, Jr., Douglas A. Strouse

Personal resilience is the ability to bounce back in the wake of adversity. The authors share a set of five core factors that protect successful people against psychological distress and emotional injury. These factors that act like psychological body armor can actually help a person to grow stronger.

How Great Leaders Build Trust and Get Extraordinary Results

Writing to Win More Customers, Clients & Contracts

by Tom Sant

With clear instructions as well as before-and-after samples, "Persuasive Business Proposals" takes readers step-by-step through a highly effective process for writing customized packages that capture new business.

21 Things You Need to Know to Hit the Ground Running

by Don Grimme, Sheryl Grimme

The New Manager's Tool Kit provides a fresh, friendly approach for those charged with the task of supervision. Ranging from basic skills to those more advanced, this summary gives fledgling managers the help they need to succeed with flying colors, right from the start.

Why the Many Are Smarter Than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Business, Economies, Societies and Nations

by James Surowiecki

When individuals in a crowd are appropriately diverse, independent and decentralized, their aggregated decisions are surprisingly on point. With this knowledge, the power of groups can be used to find unknown answers and determine how to coordinate behavior and cooperate in all areas of society. Our everyday activities, our government and our economy are all affected by the power of crowds, and when things go awry, it is often because one of the key elements of an intelligent crowd is missing or

The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything

by Guy Kawasaki

In The Art of the Start, Guy Kawasaki writes that his goal is to help you use your knowledge, love and determination to create something great without getting bogged down in theory and unnecessary details. At Apple in the 1980s, Kawasaki turned ordinary consumers into evangelists. As founder and CEO of Garage Technology Ventures, he has field-tested his ideas with dozens of newly hatched companies. In this summary, Kawasaki takes you through every phase of creating a business, from ...

Proven Strategies for Swamped Salespeople

by Todd Duncan

In Time Traps, sales expert Todd Duncan explains all the traps that steal your time, and shows why you should abandon the pointless pursuit of time management and, instead, adopt a far more actionable approach: task management. He explains that by focusing your time better you can make more money and have more free time — at the same time. Duncan challenges you to invest your time in the areas that will truly deliver dividends: your health, your financial fitness, your relationships, yo